Over the past 20 years, the museum has gained the reputation for being "Canada's Flag Depository". Companies, Universities, Towns/Cities, organizations and even private collectors and individuals submit their flags to the museum for preservation, research, exhibition and public relations purposes.
In February 2015 SR&T displayed its extensive flag collection at the Manitoba Legislative Building Rotunda for the 50th Anniversary of the National Flag of Canada. These flags will once again be on display in the Legislature in July 2017 to mark Canada's Sesquicentennial.
Corporate flags at the museum.
In May 2016, SR&T once again displayed 25 flags historic flags in the Manitoba Legislature to correspond with the provincial flag's 50th anniversary.
The museum's flag brochure is a statement of what donors and contributors can expect from the exhibit. It also lists past donors to the CFC since its first inception in 1997.
In 2015, seventeen Canadian Embassies, from across the world, sent National Flags of Canada to Settlers, Rails & Trails to become a permanent part of the Canadian Flag Collection. These flags flew at their respective embassies for approximately 6 months before traveling to Argyle, Manitoba.
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